by Amanda DiMeo A few years ago, I spent most days during a chilly New England fall at a syringe exchange, working as a researcher studying harm reduction programs in Massachusetts. Each syringe exchange program had a cozy back office, which is where I’d spent most of my time in conversation with people who use...
My name is Kinjal Vasavada, and I’m a second year medical student at Tufts University School of Medicine. My passion lies at the intersection of healthcare and human-centered design, where I believe some of the world’s most complex and interesting...
By Katie Breen In the weeks leading up to and just after childbirth, friends and family provide all kinds of support to soon-to-be parents in a burst of new-baby energy. Meals, fresh laundry, childcare. But after a few weeks, and while...
By Lauren Spigel The weeks and months following birth are among the most difficult, most dangerous, and paradoxically, the least supported time periods for new and growing families. Christine thought giving birth would be the hardest part of...
By Katie Shea Barrett My favorite definition of “mother” is: to look after (someone) kindly and protectively, sometimes excessively. I always wanted to be a mother – I just loved looking after people I loved. I mothered my two younger siblings, I...
I recently caught up with my friend Shivani Bhatia, the Maternal Health Coordinator at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and Lead of Colorado’s Maternal Mortality Prevention Program and Maternal Mortality Review Committee...
By Amber Weiseth Like many American college students, during my sophomore year of college I was faced with a decision on my future which I was no more prepared to make than when I left high school. I had a vague idea of classes I enjoyed and things...
Hi! Welcome to Expecting More. My name is Jocie, and I’m the Research Manager and Curator of the Expecting More website and campaign and a member of the Delivery Decisions Initiative team at Ariadne Labs. We are so glad you’re here. This...
I never tire of reading, watching, or hearing about maternal and child health because the topics are so prolific and broad. Maternal and child health is about employment and policy. It’s about social support. It’s about racism. It’s about...
The first hospital assignment I received in medical school was to help staff one of the busiest labor and delivery units in America. I started on the night shift, learning to ignore my circadian rhythm, trying to make sense of how giving birth/being...
On April 30th, Dr. Neel Shah spoke with Dr. Laura Riley, Obstetrician and Gynecologist-in-Chief at New York-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine and Olga Khazan, Staff Writer at The Atlantic about delivering better outcomes for mothers. Olga: We...
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